Joseph Gratzle

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Joe Gratzle taken June 5, 1917 in Dallas, Texas records his date of birth as May 4, 1888 in Strass, Austria. He is unemployed and has declared his intentions (to become a citizen) and is living at 2906 Grant Avenue in Dallas. He is medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. Joseph was a WWI Veteran and served as a Private in the U. S. Army.

See general notes on his son, Leo, for 1930 census facts.

Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 <http://www.ancestry.com> records:
Joseph Gratzle born 4 May 1888 / died 6 Jan 1977 in Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan.

Joseph married Laura Finken on 15 Sep 1923 in Cook Co., Illinois. (Laura Finken was born on 17 May 1890 in Illinois, died on 24 Dec 1938 in Hartford Village, Hartford Township, Van Buren Co., Michigan and was buried on 27 Dec 1938 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford Township, Van Buren Co., Michigan.)

  Marriage Notes:

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Laura Finken
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Joseph Gratzle
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1923